Sony Reader Wi-Fi PRS-T1 vs Sony Reader PRS-T2

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Reader Wi-Fi PRS-T1 compared with Reader PRS-T2

	SonyReader Wi-Fi PRS-T1	SonyReader PRS-T2
Overview
Released
Released	October 2011	August 2012
Screen
Screen size
Screen size	6″	6″
Resolution
Resolution	800 × 600	800 × 600
Sharpness
Sharpness	167 pixels per inch (calculated)	167 pixels per inch (calculated)
Colour
Colour	No	No
Front light
Front light	No	No
Display detail
Display detail	E Ink Pearl V220 electronic paper with 16 greyscale levels and infrared dual-touch sensing	E Ink Pearl V220 electronic paper with 16 greyscale levels and optical touch sensing
Front light
Front light	No built-in light; optional cover with lighting arm	No built-in light; optional cover with reading light
Page turns and refresh
Page turns and refresh	Finger swipe or page-turn buttons; pinch-to-zoom, eight font sizes and six font styles	Finger swipe or physical page buttons; pinch-to-zoom, eight font sizes and seven font styles
Reading and writing
Stylus
Stylus	Yes	Yes
Page-turn buttons
Page-turn buttons	Yes	Yes
Audiobooks
Audiobooks	Yes	No
Storage
Storage	2 GB	2 GB
Software
Software	Other	Other
Formats
Formats	EPUB, PDF and TXT documents; JPEG, PNG, GIF and BMP images	EPUB, PDF and TXT; JPEG, GIF, PNG and BMP images; Japanese specifications also list XMDF, .book and region-specific .mnh content
Book store
Book store	Sony Reader Store support and web downloads; UK store was not open when Expert Reviews tested in November 2011	Built-in Wi-Fi Reader Store downloads offered at launch; web-based store and manual computer file transfer
Library loans
Library loans	Wireless public-library borrowing offered at launch in the UK, US and Canada with a valid library card	Wireless public-library borrowing offered through participating Canadian libraries at launch
Stylus
Stylus	Included stylus for handwritten notes and highlights	Included touch pen; no pen storage slot on the body (Laptop Mag)
Note taking
Note taking	Freehand notes, highlights, bookmarks, text annotations and dictionary lookup	Handwritten notes, highlights and text notes; Facebook quotation sharing and Evernote integration offered at launch
Design
Weight
Weight	168 g	164 g (better)
Materials
Materials	Plastic body	–
Size
Size	173 × 110 × 8.9 mm	110 × 173 × 9.1 mm excluding projections; maximum 110 × 173.3 × 10 mm
Colours
Colours	Black, white and red	Matte black, white and red
In the box
In the box	USB cable and stylus pen	Touch pen, USB cable and quick-start guide; Japanese specifications include a protective pouch
Connections and battery
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	UK maker claims over one month with wireless off or 3 weeks with wireless on at 30 minutes reading per day; approximately 14,000 continuous EPUB page turns	Maker claims up to 2 months with wireless off or 1.5 months with wireless on, using its 30-minute daily reading pattern; Japanese 30,000-page claim uses continuous XMDF page turns
Charging
Charging	Micro-USB computer charging approximately 2.5 hours; optional mains adaptor approximately 2 hours	Computer USB charging approximately 2.5 hours; optional PRSA-AC10 mains adaptor approximately 2 hours
Connectivity
Connectivity	Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11b/g/n with WEP, WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal and WPS; micro-USB and microSD up to 32 GB; approximately 1.3 GB user-accessible storage on the UK model, versus 1.4 GB in Japanese specifications	Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11b/g/n, WEP/WPA-Personal/WPA2-Personal and WPS; micro-USB; microSD up to 2 GB and microSDHC up to 32 GB; approximately 1.3 GB usable internal storage
Audio
Audio	Stereo headphone socket for unprotected MP3 and AAC, including compatible spoken-word files; no Audible DRM or dedicated audiobook support	No audio playback or headphone socket